crush1/krʌʃ; krʌʃ/v [T]1 to press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged 压碎﹐压坏﹐压扁: The car was crushed by a falling tree. 车子被一棵倒下的树压坏了。crush sb/sth under/beneath/against etc sth She was crushed under the wheels of a car. 她被车辗伤了。People were crushed to death by the crowd. 有些人被人群压死了。see box at见 PRESS1 方框see picture on page 见 A4 页图2 to use severe methods to defeat someone 镇压: crush a rebellion/uprising/revolt etc The revolt was crushed by the government. 这场起义被政府镇压了。3 to make someone lose all hope, confidence etc 粉碎〔某人的希望﹑信心等〕: crush sb's hopes/enthusiasm etc Her hopes were cruelly crushed. 她的希望被残酷地粉碎了。
crush2n 1 [C] a strong feeling of love for someone that continues only for a short time〔对某人短时间的〕迷恋: I had a huge crush on my tutor. 我十分迷恋我的老师。see box at见 LOVE1 方框2 [singular 单数] a crowd of people in a very small space 拥挤的人群: At last we managed to get through the crush. 我们终于挤过了人群。